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Names you only know 1 person with

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Cornishblues · 10/08/2013 20:46

So, what names have you ever personally known one person with?

And what names have you only ever even heard of one person with?

Some of mine are:
Only ever even heard of one:

Wrenna
Nita
Tiana

Only known one personally:

Drew
Trudy
Elspeth
Melody
Rowenna
Charis

... More of these will come to me!

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mitchsta · 25/10/2013 10:29

Roxanne
Katrina
Gabriella
Carmel
Ford
Holly
Sabrina
Harriet
Beverley
Colleen
Conrad
Luca
Leonard
Ceris
Kenny
Kaye
Bethan
Marina
Marnie
Elise
Shelby

CarryOnDancing · 21/10/2013 00:18

Celica
Blade
Remy
Honey
Bongo

GrandstandingBlueTit · 19/10/2013 09:13

Odette
Odile
Karma
Tarlei
Raneah
Shayla
Inga
Ingrid
Bernece
Jolene
Cecily

Bollocks to the notion that there is a wider variety of names around these days. These are all girls I went to school with 20-30 years ago.

SkylerRose · 19/10/2013 08:22

Leah, verity, vivian, husna (foreign) Miriam

SkylerRose · 19/10/2013 08:13

Oh and Constance, Oswald, and Nellie. But they are grandparents lol

SkylerRose · 19/10/2013 08:08

All in my family.... Damien, alyssia, Cheyenne , Rafael, Ali, miya. And friends are giavanna, gaynor, Kai, taren. Gabriel.... Grin

emblosion · 19/10/2013 00:06

Noelle
Patience
Desmond
Colin
Vivienne
Moya
Ramòn

Ohwhatwitcheryisthis · 18/10/2013 23:49

Che (girl)
Lucien (ds1)
Ward (dm)
Bopp (girl agsin)
Luca

TangoTarantella · 18/10/2013 23:28

Marsha
Ky
Norval
Yasmin
Rhidian
Reuban
Polly
Hero
Delyth

onlysettleforbutterflies · 18/10/2013 23:23

Cassandra
Jake
Jolene
Jacqueline
Justine
Jasper
Lots of j's!
Colette
Gaynor
Coco
Sebastian

CordeliaRose · 18/10/2013 23:10

Aoife
Arran
Bairbre
Cooper
Crawford
Eden
Eilish
Eliana
Enid
Hester
Roisin
Rowan
Skye
Venetia

mysterymeg · 18/10/2013 20:51

Bethan
Bridie
Quinn (girl)
Peighton (girl)
Edith
Belina
Sidney
Bruce
Roscoe
Adrian
Woolsey
Darius
Louisa
Salvatore
Glenn
Robyn
Cheryl
Larissa
Gweneth
Harley (boy)
Remy (girl)
Erin
Ross
Teresa
Sibyl
Aphra
Iris

aoife24 · 18/10/2013 18:30

Once upon a time (and not so long ago) I knew only one person with a certain name and that was me. It's one of those names that has seen a massive upsurge in popularity and is now ubiquitous.

EssexNanny · 17/10/2013 20:03

Oberon
Django
Harper
Soraya
Kipp
Saffron
India
Ace
Kes
Buster
Sage
Selenia
Quin

slug · 17/10/2013 17:04

Scotia
Surita
Sweta
Brahm
Harmony (a man)

pickledparsnip · 17/10/2013 16:48

Saxon
Conan
Demian
Maybelle
River
Flossie
Fleur
Sylvia
Gaia

TheHouseCleaner · 17/10/2013 16:24

Plus a Nanya and a Seraphina.

TheHouseCleaner · 17/10/2013 16:23

Kinga - she's Polish.

usualsuspect · 17/10/2013 16:11

Reba
Benita.
Tanika.
Kingsley.

ballinacup · 17/10/2013 16:09

My name is on here. And only once. I wonder if I know the poster...

Bilpbip · 17/10/2013 12:34

I knew a Leony, lovely name

Bilpbip · 17/10/2013 12:22

Not chairs, Charis!

Bilpbip · 17/10/2013 12:22

Not chairs, Charis!

Bilpbip · 17/10/2013 12:21

I had a dog called Chairs in the nineties. I knew one person who called their DD Chairs after hearing my dogs name. Must have fought on... I had better not say where I got the name from :)

I only know one adult called
Phyllida
Ottily
Thera
Wilbur

My D's have unusual name that everyone has heard of but it would out me

velvetelvis · 17/10/2013 11:51

Talla
Myla
Amity
Orielle
Zarina
Illiana

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